Heavy Vehicle (General) National Regulation

This section applies—

for the purposes of section 566(b) of the Law; and

subject to sections 564(5) and 565(8) and (9) of the Law.

The proceeds of the disposal of a thing or sample under Division 3 of Part 9.4 of the Law are to be applied in payment of—

first—the Regulator’s expenses—

of disposal, including of retention for disposal; and

of searching any register for a relevant purpose, including to give notice of forfeiture or to find out if any action has to be taken in relation to the register; and

second, if there is an amount owing to the holder of a registered interest—the amount owing to the holder; and

last—the balance to the person who was the owner of the thing or sample before it became the property of the Regulator.